BCREPC Town Activities

Processed loan repayments to BCDHE for the Residential Underground Storage Tank (RUST) program from the towns of Dennis and Barnstable.

4/24/2017

Sandwich

Provided underground storage tank data regarding regulations and removal requirements for potential property owners in the town of Sandwich

4/24/2017

Regional

Coordinated the distribution of 150 Emergency Response Guidebooks to emergency response officials on the topic of hazardous chemical spills and releases. These books save these town agencies money and provide critical response reference information.

4/12/2017

Barnstable

Working with the Barnstable Water Department to complete their OSHA Hazard Communication Standard written program, and re-designing their pump station site plans for emergency planning, response, and federal compliance.

4/11/2017

Barnstable

Provided mandatory OSHA compliant Hazard Communication Standard training and education to the Barnstable Water Department for a savings of approximately $1,000.00.

Provided the town of Sandwich with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Barnstable

Provided the COMM Fire Department in Barnstable with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Chatham

Provided the town of Chatham with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Falmouth

Provided the town of Falmouth with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Mashpee

Provided the town of Mashpee with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Barnstable

Provided the town of Barnstable with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Dennis

Provided the town of Dennis with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Yarmouth

Provided the town of Yarmouth with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

4/5/2017

Eastham

Provided the town of Eastham with Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency planning data for pre-planning and response to hazardous material incidents; saving the town $1,500.00 in subscription fees.

3/29/2017

Provincetown

Assisted the Provincetown School district with hazardous materials chemical storage safety and compliance issues under SARA Title III in order to avoid enforcement action and save the town potential penalties/fines.

3/28/2017

Regional

Assisted six Tier 2 facilities with correcting and finalizing their federally mandated hazardous chemical inventory reports. This chemical safety and emergency planning assistance saved each facility approximately $500 each in fees.

Saved facilities an average of $500 per report by providing assistance with their hazardous chemical emergency reports, required under SARA Title III. 37 facility representatives were guided via phone/email consultation, and 27 office help sessions took place.

1/19/2017

Regional

Provided training to 41 municipal and private facility representatives on legal and technical reporting requirements and processes under the federal law of SARA Title III. Helped attendees complete hazardous chemical emergency reports that enable emergency pre-planning, response, and the protection of property, worker safety, and the environment.

12/8/2016

Regional

Provided credentialed OSHA Hazard Communication Standard training for the Joint Base Cape Cod Fire Department, saving them approximately $6,400 in training costs. Guided the update of their corresponding HazCom written program. This department serves Joint Base Cape Cod and the surrounding towns of Falmouth, Bourne, Mashpee, and Sandwich, when needed.

Provided mandatory OSHA HazCom and GHS chemical awareness and identification training to nine ten personnel of the Bourne Fire Department, saving the town of Bourne Approximately $2,000 in training and consultant fees.

7/13/2016

Bourne

Provided mandatory OSHA HazCom and GHS chemical awareness and identification training to nine personnel of the Bourne Fire Department, saving the town of Bourne approximately $1,800 in training and consultant fees.

Trained twelve personnel from the Bourne Fire Department in mandatory OSHA HazCom and GHS trainings, saving the town of Bourne approximately $2,400 in consultant training fees.

7/6/2016

Regional

Hosting local Emergency Managers, public safety personnel and volunteer organizations to support regional sheltering.

6/30/2016

Regional

Working with MEMA to develop, support and finalize a revised Cape Cod Emergency Traffic Plan

6/21/2016

Sandwich

Served as Situation Unit Leader for Barnstable County IMT supporting Town of Sandwich emergency drill.

6/21/2016

Dennis

Working with D-Y School District facilities manager and Dennis Police Chief to secure funding for generator expansion at D-Y High School Regional Emergency Shelter.

6/13/2016

Regional

Working with the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) / Homeland Security Council to support funding and assistance to the regional shelter program.

6/13/2016

Dennis

Assisted the Town of Dennis in potential acquisition of regional emergency cache site equipment.

6/10/2016

Regional

Provided Right to Know/Hazardous Chemical Awareness and Identification training to 32 employees of the BCDHE Water Laboratory and town Health Departments. This is an mandatory, annual training that saved the County approximately $4,600.00 in consultant training fees.

6/10/2016

Regional

Provided mandatory OSHA Hazard Communication/MGL 111f training for ten employees of the BCDHE water laboratory. This provided a cost savings in training fees to the county in the amount of $2,000.00

6/10/2016

Falmouth

Saved the town of Falmouth $400.00 in training fees by providing mandatory Hazard Communication/MGL 111f training under OSHA for their Health Department staff.

6/10/2016

Barnstable

Saved the town of Barnstable $200.00 in training fees by providing mandatory, annual Hazard Communication Standard and MGL 111f training for their hazardous materials specialist.

6/8/2016

Regional

Provided mandatory OSHA Hazard Communication/MGL 111f training for eight employees of the BCDHE water laboratory. This provided a cost savings in training fees to the county in the amount of $1,600.00

6/8/2016

Bourne

Saved the town of Bourne $400.00 in training fees by providing their Health Department staff with mandatory Hazard Communication Standard/MGL 111f training.

5/28/2016

Barnstable

Provided Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to 20 families in the Town of Barnstable and provided information as part of the radiation emergency preparedness planning booth at the Well Baby Fair in Hyannis.

5/28/2016

Barnstable

Provided Emergency Preparedness and Response education resources and Potassium Iodide (KI - for radiation emergency preparedness) to 24 residents of the Town of Barnstable and the Well Baby Fair; held at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center.

5/28/2016

Barnstable

Provided Potassium Iodide (KI) pills to 20 families in the Town of Barnstable, and provided information on family emergency preparedness and radiation emergency preparedness t the Well Baby Fair in Hyannis. The total cost savings of this service to the town was $263.00

5/25/2016

Regional

Provided mandatory OSHA Hazard Communication/MGL 111f training for four employees of the BCDHE water laboratory. This provided a cost savings in training fees to the county in the amount of $800.00

5/9/2016

Regional

Working with Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) / Homeland Security Council to support funding and assistance to the regional shelter program.

5/9/2016

Regional

Working with MEMA to develop, support and finalize a revised Cape Cod Emergency Traffic Plan and JBCC sheltering operations.

Working with Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) / Homeland Security Council to support funding and assistance to the regional shelter program.

4/12/2016

Mashpee

Provided presentations to elders at the Mashpee Senior Center and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Governance Center on "All Hazards Emergency Preparedness and Safety."

3/19/2016

Regional

Working with MEMA to develop, support and finalize a revised Cape Cod Emergency Traffic Plan

3/11/2016

Regional

Assisted 83 facilities and private industry businesses in Barnstable County with their annual, mandatory Tier 2 hazardous chemical inventory filings for emergency planning and response, under the federal law of EPCRA. These town and private facilities were saved approximately $33,200.00 in contractor fees.

3/2/2016

Regional

Hosting local Emergency Managers, town public safety officials and volunteer organizations to support regional sheltering.

2/9/2016

Regional

Provided Tier 2 hazardous chemical reporting assistance at two computer workshops to 15 facilities representing seven towns on Cape Cod. Estimated filing fees saved through these public service efforts is approximately $7,500.00.

2/9/2016

Regional

Facilitated a computer compliance workshop for 15 facility representatives and provided guidance on filing their mandatory, annual Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency reports for RY 2015. Each facility was saved approximately $300 in contractor compliance fees, for a total savings of $4,500.00

2/9/2016

Regional

Facilitated a second computer compliance workshop for 12 facility representatives to provide guidance on filing their mandatory, annual Tier 2 hazardous chemical emergency reports for RY 2015. Each facility was saved approximately $300 in contractor compliance fees for a total savings of $3,600.00

2/9/2016

Regional

Submitted 3-year grant to NOAA for regional preparedness, StormReady program and K-12 education.

Trained the DFS District 1 HazMat Team of Southeast Mass in Tier 2 hazardous chemical computer database technology updates and resources. This training will empower the team with more informed pre-planning and regional coordination tools for safe, efficient hazmat incidence responses across Cape Cod.

1/8/2016

Regional

Conducted Tier 2 Hazmat Inventory First Responder Training for the 55 members of the Massachusetts District 1 HazMat Response Team and facilitated CAMEO hazmat database training. This saved the District 1 team approximately $1,000.00 in training fees.

1/8/2016

Regional

Saved the town fire departments of Barnstable and Nantucket counties a total of $24,000.00 by creating an database access profile to view hazardous chemical inventory data from each town for emergency planning and response. Educated the town fire chiefs on the emergency planning benefits of this data, and how I am the liaison to assist with future hazardous chemical compliance, response and safety training services.

1/5/2016

Sandwich

Provided mandatory OSHA Right to Know/GHS hazardous chemical safety and identification training for eight personnel of the Sandwich Fire Department, saving the Town of Sandwich approximately $1,600.

1/5/2016

Sandwich

Provided the mandatory OSHA Right to Know/Hazardous Chemical Awareness & Identification training to the Sandwich Fire Department, saving the town of Sandwich approximately $6,800.00 in consultant training fees.

12/30/2015

Regional

Planned and facilitated three Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) drills to recruit, process and deploy non-emergency and emergency event volunteers who are unaffiliated. These lower, mid and upper Cape pre-designated locations were tested with volunteer agency staffing and included a live walk-through drill. VRCs save the towns, particular Police and Fire departments, roughly $5000.00 per drill/deployment in staffing, administration fees, police detail, fire department backfill and the consolidation of multi-agency services/tasks in an emergency incident.

12/17/2015

Sandwich

Saved the town of Sandwich $2,600 in training fees by providing the mandatory OSHA Right to Know/Globally Harmonzied System (GHS) Chemical Identification refresher course to thirteen personnel at the Sandwich Fire Department.

12/14/2015

Sandwich

Provided Hazard Communication/Right to Know and Globally Harmonized System (GHS) hazmat identification training to 15 Sandwich Command Staff Police and Fire Department personnel. This saved the town of Sandwich approximately $3,000.00 in training fees.

11/18/2015

Brewster

Provided mandatory, credentialed Right to Know hazardous chemical awareness and GHS chemical identification training to 16 members of the Brewster Fire Department. This saved the town of Brewster approximately $3,200.00 in training fees.

11/18/2015

Brewster

Provided mandatory OSHA Right to Know/Hazardous Chemical Awareness & Identification safety training to the Brewster Fire Department, saving the town of Brewster approximately $3,600.00 in consultant training fees.

10/28/2015

Yarmouth

Saved the Dennis-Yarmouth School District $2,800 by providing Right to Know/Hazard Communication training and reference materials for the high school science department. Trained 13 science teachers in hazardous chemical characteristics, health and physical hazards, exposure control, personal protective equipment and the Global Harmonization System of chemical identification.

Saved the town fire departments of Barnstable County and Nantucket County a total of $24,000 by facilitating an access profile to view hazardous chemical inventory data from each town. Educated the town fire chiefs on the emergency planning benefits of this data, and how I can help with future hazardous chemical compliance and safety training services.

Provided two OSHA Hazard Communication Standard/Right to Know training sessions to 15 town employees at a savings of $3,000 to the town of Nantucket. Two hours of professional credits were provided to four Nantucket first responders as well.

Trained nine employees from the Barnstable County Regional Water Testing Lab in OSHA Right to Know/MGL 111f: hazardous materials awareness, personal protective equipment and chemical identification.

7/2/2015

Barnstable

Planned and implemented a public event to educate approximately 60 people on the topics of water and sun, emergency preparedness and safety in coordination with the Barnstable Fire Department, Town of Barnstable Harbormaster, Sea Sports of Hyannis, and the USCG Auxillary.

6/25/2015

Regional

Trained 150 community water system directors and operators from southeast Massachusetts/Cape Cod in emergency response planning, industry safety and a Hazard Communication Standard review at the Mass Maritime Academy.

6/10/2015

Bourne

Conducted a half day safety education session for 12 boatyard employees of yacht yards in Cataumet. The session saved these private companies approximately $3,600 in training fees.

5/28/2015

Regional

Provided OSHA Hazard Communication training for six new summer employees at BCDHE, saving the County approximately $1,200.00 in training costs.

3/5/2015

Orleans

Assisted the town of Orleans Police Department with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/28/2015

Chatham

Assisted Outermost Harbor with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/28/2015

Dennis

Assisted the town of Dennis with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/27/2015

Brewster

Assisted the town of Brewster with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/27/2015

Eastham

Assisted the town of Eastham with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/27/2015

Barnstable

Assisted New Colony Oil with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/27/2015

Provincetown

Assisted Cape Cod Oil with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventories under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/27/2015

Brewster

Assisted the Brewster Water Department with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventories under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/27/2015

Barnstable

Assisted Viola Associates with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/26/2015

Falmouth

Assisted the Falmouth Ice Arena with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/26/2015

Mashpee

Assisted Mashpee Neck Marina with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/26/2015

Falmouth

Assisted the town of Falmouth with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventories under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/26/2015

Yarmouth

Assisted EF Winslow with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/24/2015

Regional

Planned, implemented and completed a FEMA sponsored regional Volunteer Reception Center (VRC) tabletop exercise in preparation for volunteer processing during times of emergency or disaster on Cape Cod.

2/23/2015

Sandwich

Assisted the town of Sandwich Police Department and Fire Department with the planning of the annual BCREPC tabletop exercise for hazardous materials spill response.

2/20/2015

Truro

Assisted the town of Truro with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventories under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/20/2015

Sandwich

Assisted the town of Sandwich with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventory under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/17/2015

Edgartown

Assisted the town of Edgartown with the first time filing of four Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventories under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

2/14/2015

Regional

Provided MACC Operations to support resource requests and other storm-related issues for February winter storm / blizzard.

2/12/2015

Nantucket

Assisted the Nantucket Memorial Airport with their annual Tier 2 hazardous chemical inventory filing for RY 2014. The facility was saved approximately $400 in contractor fees.

Assisted 4 facilities in the Town of Sandwich with their Tier 2 hazmat filings for 2014.

2/6/2015

Regional

Assisted eight facilities in Barnstable County with their annual Tier 2 hazardous chemical inventory filings utilizing the new Tier 2 Manager software for RY 2014. The facility was saved approximately $300 each in training/contractor fees.

2/6/2015

Regional

Planned and implemented a computer workshop to assist multiple facilities on Cape Cod with the filing of their Tier 2 hazardous chemical facility inventories under SARA Title III for RY 2014.

Provided two hours of SARA Title III training and compliance guidance to S-L Distribution, which improves hazardous materials emergency planning for Barnstable, saves this business money in terms of consulting fees, and facilitates worker safety at their facility.